acknowledgement meaning and definition

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT noun

Definition of acknowledgement (noun)

1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
   • "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"
   • synonyms: acknowledgment, recognition
2. a statement acknowledging something or someone
   • "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
   • synonyms: acknowledgment